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OK, I just don't get it. "Driftwood tannins" has more than 50 replies. "why are my CPD hiding" had someone helpfully post the emergency template. I've been a contributing member here for over two years now, but just can't seem to join the community, whatever that is. Admins, please delete my...

Thanks very much Lucy. I didn't think to take pictures of the dead fish as they didn't show any obvious signs of distress. As for water changes, I age new water in 16, one gallon jugs, mostly for temperature acclimation. I add one or two drops of Prime with a dropper to each gallon before...

Ugh-- no advice from anyone on this whole forum?

Thanks, but you misread that. I did a 75% water change AFTER the deaths, not before.

Hello, Super sad to have suddenly lost some of my very favorite fish that have been in an established tank for years. I am looking for help in understanding what could have caused such a crash in a single species in such short order. I posted this in the cory thread as the deaths are cory only...

The summer flies are chasing the deer out of the woods-- this one has been hanging around all day looking for snacks.

I love white clouds, but I wouldn't recommend them in an outdoor or porch situation in the summer (even in Oregon). They are a great fish for unheated aquariums as they prefer much cooler temps, upper 60's to around 72F is ideal. Maybe something like ember tetras? They are colorful and small...

I went out to the backyard to ask this doe to kindly move along, but she was not easily persuaded!

Well, yes, exactly the point. Either cut it in half, or plug the ends. Unlike driftwood, cholla has a small open mesh all along the stem. In my case, I believe that the 2 cory (and the nerite) were not exploring tunnels, but hunting for sinking pellets that had dropped into the cholla holes...

I find this super perplexing. I've gained (I thought) a ton of knowledge from your posts about tank health, and chemistry and balance on creating healthy eco systems. Our fault for not asking the OP what they intended to stock, but of course, if you simply want brackish Halocaridina rubra, or...

I'm not an expert in that area, but I don't think it is really healthy to do that long term. The plants use a lot of the nitrates, so lower stock would create fewer of those, but still, your water chemistry will change quite a bit over time. Your PH will change, hardness changes, minerals...

I don't use ferts or Co2, and have a sand substrate. This 55g has various grasses, crypts, Süsswassertang, java ferns, anubias, etc. Plants that have few requirements and are generally easy to grow. It looks quite empty in this picture, but it is quite heavily stocked with cory, otto and...

I feel like I have to give a shout out to tall tanks. I found myself always running out of vertical room in standard tanks when so many plants grew to the surface or beyond. I love my 55G in the hallway due to its tall narrow look, and that the plants that were supposed to grow 6-8 inches and...

My next fish are Corydoras schultzei, and they arrived today! They appear to be in great shape and I think that they are quite striking.

More anecdotal info, my sterbai are SO skittish! I even moved them to a tank in a quiet part of the house, but after nearly 3 years, they still seem constantly afraid. I know most cory like some open areas, but these hide a lot, so I've let the plants grow and have added caves and hiding spots...

I have some anecdotal evidence, as I have a 29g that is home to 8 (now 10) sterbai that I purchased from a home breeder in 2021. He said he kept them at 72 degrees and even dropped them an additional 1 or 2 degrees to spawn. I have kept them unheated and my house (and tanks) range from 70 to 80...

Do you ever see berried females? The 6 female bettas in the 10g might very well be finding the babies before you do.

After searching the forum, I have found some old posts about this but nothing recently, so I thought I would post a fresh warning about the risks of cholla wood (or other small hollow things) as I was unaware. I recently noticed that a cory was stuck in a small hollow cholla. I broke it apart...

I too, like the Finnex planted lights (and the app connectivity), but the 48" ones were pricey at the time, so I went with a low end Hygger model when I set up this 55g in 2022. The dawn-to-dusk settings are limited and so intense that I was overrun with algae (I add no ferts or co2), so now I...

The primary suspects- one has a collapsible shell...